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Growers are locking in inputs earlier, paying on terms that run past harvest, and treating credit as part of the agronomic plan instead of a last-minute add-on.

On this episode of the Scoop Podcast, Ag Retailers Association (ARA) policy leaders Richard Gupton and Hunter Carpenter break down the issues shaping the fall agenda, just after ARA’s fall board meeting in St. Louis.

The Rising Stars will be honored in front of hundreds of agricultural professionals at the annual ARA Conference & Expo, while also gaining opportunities to develop their leadership skills.

From sudden death syndrome and soybean cyst nematode to emerging red crown rot, University of Nebraska researchers are uncovering yield losses that can be difficult to not only see, but even harder to diagnose.

With global supply, production costs and geopolitics all in flux, corn and soybean growers face a tough call on how much of their 2027 crop inputs to price this fall.

Kernels left behind in fields this fall could become a 22% yield loss in your soybeans next year. But fixing the problem starts with the right diagnosis, says one seasoned farmer.

Record rain from a historic El Niño has stalled harvest from Nebraska to Ohio. Nutrien’s Eric Snodgrass explains what it means for yield, when a harvest window may open and what to expect this winter.

Purchases made this fall can run to November 2027, and the lender says it is positioning their financing against 7%-plus operating lines.